Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Adviser Name:_______________________ Catalog: 2013-2014 Catalog Program: East Asian Studies Minor Minimum Credits Required:__________________

East Asian Studies Minor

East Asian Studies, College of Humanities and Social Sciences

30 Credits

Introduction/What is the Study of East Asian Studies?

The following minor may be combined with a major in history or in political science for a major concentration, or may be elected as a minor by majors in other fields. For description of courses, see the sections of cooperating departments.

Why Consider an East Asian Studies Minor? 

 

 

 Contact Information

Minor Information
Massimiliano Tomasi
Miller Hall 222C
360-650-3339
massimiliano.tomasi@wwu.edu 

 Sample Careers

 

 Major/Career Resources

http://www.wwu.edu/careers/students_choosingamajor.shtml

How to Declare (Admission and Declaration Process):

 

Grade Requirements

A grade of C- or better is required for a student’s major or minor courses, and supporting courses for majors and minors.

Requirements

Course NameTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
 EAST 201 - Introduction to East Asian Civilizations
 EAST 202 - East Asian History in the Early-Modern and Modern Eras

❑ One course from:

    EAST 367 - Chinese Literature in Translation
    EAST 368 - Japanese Literature in Translation

❑ Additional credits from other East Asian courses or from courses approved by the Center for East Asian Studies (a minimum of 4 credits must be at the 300-400 level:

    A/HI 271 - Visual Culture in East Asia
    A/HI 370 - Islamic Visual Cultures
    AMST 205 - The Asian-American Experience
    ANTH 362 - Peoples of Asia
    ANTH 460 - Culture and Society of Japan
    ANTH 463 - Peoples of East and Southeast Asia
    CHIN 280 - Traditional Chinese Characters and Calligraphy
    CHIN 330 - Chinese Culture Through Film and Literature
    CHIN 390 - Introduction to Chinese Language and Linguistics
    EAST 230 - Modern Chinese Society and Language
    EAST 313 - Early Inner Asia
    EAST 314 - The Mongols

    EAST 367 - Chinese Literature in Translation (if not used to satisfy above requirement)

    EAST 368 - Japanese Literature in Translation (if not used to satisfy above requirement)

    ENVS 333 - East Asia: Society and Environment
    ENVS 431 - Pacific Rim
    ENG 236 - Introduction to Asian-American Literatures
    EUS 210 - Nomads of Eurasia
    HIST 362 - Asian-American History
    HIST 370 - Chinese History to 600 Ad
    HIST 372 - Chinese History: 1800 to Present
    HIST 374 - Premodern Japanese History
    HIST 375 - Modern Japanese History
    HIST 479 - Medieval and Early-Modern Chinese History
    HIST 480 - Modern Chinese Social History
    HIST 481 - The Chinese Revolution
    HIST 483 - Early Modern Japan
    HIST 484 - Women in Japanese History
    HIST 485 - Japanese Military History: Samurai Fact and Fiction
    HIST 486 - Religion in Japanese History
    IBUS 370 - Introduction to International Business
    IBUS 474 - Topics in International Business
    JAPN 280 - Kanji
    JAPN 330 - Japanese Culture Through Film
    JAPN 401 - Advanced Japanese
    LBRL 273 - Art and Society in China and Japan
    LBRL 275 - Humanities of Japan
    LBRL 277 - Humanities of China
    LBRL 375 - Buddhism
    LBRL 380 - Religion and Society in China
    LBRL 382 - Religion and Society in Japan
    PLSC 307 - East Asia
    PLSC 430 - Modern Chinese Politics

University Graduation Requirements

General University Requirements (GURS) 
Writing Proficiency Requirement (WP)
180 Minimum Total Credits
60 Minimum Upper Division Credits
Residency Requirement
Minimum Grade Requirements
Final Quarter Requirement

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